Aquarius Saltwater Above Ground Swimming Pool - Pools are regularly attacked by algae. Algae type in your pool from the wind, rain, and even polluted swimsuits. Typically, the normal recommended levels of chlorine or bromine are able to eliminate algae when it creates contact with this. However, if the pool has been stagnant for an extended period of your energy, or if the winterizing process was not performed properly the algae may take over.

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Should this happen, the pool will likely turn to a dark dark or green color and you will not have the ability to even see the lower part. The pool will probably require an acid solution wash to revive it to its ex - beauty and sanitation. As a general rule of thumb, when you can see the lower part of a pool, you can usually bring it back with chemicals, vacuuming, and filtering. If the floor is not noticeable, the price of chemicals and electricity for filtering will way exceed the price of an acid clean. Filtering and chemicals will also have a long time to eliminate and remove the algae, thus making an acid solution wash a lot more cost and time effective.

If algae appear to have the ability to grow overnight despite having proper chemical maintenance, changing this and acid cleansing the plaster surface of your pool will give you algae free summer. An acid clean will strip a little part of plaster off of the swimming pool, thus revealing the newer, cleaner plaster underneath. It must not be an total annual custom since it doing so will strip all the plaster away and generate a need to completely re-plaster the pool. Most plaster coats of white coating or marcite tend to be than 1/2 an in . thick, so the occasional acid wash isn't harmful to the pool.

Acid washes can even be used to draw out a brighter and cleaner finish off for your pool, and not always due to a algae problems. A pool always comes out brighter and cleaner from an acid solution wash. The acid solution used for acid solution cleansing is Muriatic acid solution. Muriatic acid solution is more commonly known as a Hydrochloric acid solution with the chemical symbol HCl. It is found in highly concentrated forms at the common pool stores, and the problems cannot be emphasized enough.

Acid is an unhealthy element. Anyone who acid washes their pool must take proper precautions to make sure safe handling of the acid solution and to minimize subjection. Wear proper protecting clothing, with an air purifying respirator created for acid solution fumes. Wear safety goggles not safety glasses, silicone gloves, and boots. Pool company staff are specially trained in acid application and acid safety.